All Vowels and Diphthongs

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		Front	Central	Back
High	Tense Lax	iy (sea) ir (here) ɪ (it)		uw (to) ur (moor) ʊ (put)
Mid	Tense Lax	ey (age) er (hair) ɛ (pen)	ə (about) ʌ (but) ər (her)	ow (go) oy (boy) or (for)
Low	Tense Lax	æ (hat)	a (hot) ay (my) aw (now)	ɔ (pot)(some dialects)

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